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Paperback. The Iliad tells the story of Greek warrior Achilles' great anger and the tragic death of Hector during the Trojan War, encapsulating the brutality of war. Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers, and this new translation is elegant and accurate, respecting the original line numbers, and accompanied by authoritative editorial matter. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199645213
ISBN
9780199645213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Hardcover. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" of Homer (eighth century BCE) are the two oldest European epic poems. The former tells of Achilles s anger over an insult to his honour during the Trojan War, and of its consequences for the Achaeans, the Trojans, and Achilles himself. Translator(s): Murray, A.T. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 660 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 119 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
660
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995802
ISBN
9780674995802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.15

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203532
ISBN
9780872203532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 42.63

Paperback. One of the epics in Western literature, "The Iliad" recounts the story of the Trojan wars. In his introduction, the author observes that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it co-exists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140275360
ISBN
9780140275360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.50

Hardcover. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" of Homer (eighth century BCE) are the two oldest European epic poems. The former tells of Achilles s anger over an insult to his honour during the Trojan War, and of its consequences for the Achaeans, the Trojans, and Achilles himself. Translator(s): Murray, A.T. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 598 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
598
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1924
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995796
ISBN
9780674995796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.13

Paperback. Much more than a series of battle scenes, the Iliad is a work of extraordinary pathos and profundity that concerns itself with issues as fundamental as the meaning of life and death. Translator(s): Fitzgerald, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536795
ISBN
9780199536795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. A stunning new translation of the classic tale of the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators. If you enjoyed THE SONG OF ACHILLES, discover the original and the best.. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Num Pages: 544 pages, map (black and white). BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827772
ISBN
9780753827772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370361
ISBN
9781681370361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854113962
ISBN
9781854113962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Reproduces the original illustrations by Henry Holiday of the author's epic which appeared in 1876. This book also contains F C S Schiller's "Commentary on the Snark" and J A Lyndon's "Fit the Seven-and-a-Halfth". Illustrator(s): Holiday, Henry. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434910
ISBN
9780140434910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.29

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Peake, Mervyn. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413777140
ISBN
9780413777140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. Relates the story of how the Bellman and his eccentric crew, who include a butcher, a baker, a beaver and a tailor, set off in quest of that most mysterious and elusive of creatures, the Snark. Illustrator(s): Jansson, Tove. Num Pages: 64 pages, 18 black-and-white. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854379566
ISBN
9781854379566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Hardback. First edition - Good copy inslightly creased and sunned wrapper - Including Some newsclippings with dates and publishers - Owners inscription on flyleaf - 12/0014 - 63pp. - Oxford, Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford Oxford
Number of pages
63
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
SKU
KCK0001769
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 75.00

Paperback. Anthology of poems from wars from the past hundred years, from the First World War to Afghanistan, including many poems selected from Neil Astley's Staying Alive trilogy. Editor(s): Astley, Neil. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 35. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371009
ISBN
9781780371009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.69

Paperback.
Publisher
Dedalus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
9781910251645
ISBN
9781910251645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

Hardcover. First edition - Very good copy in dustwrapper - Includes photocopies of three pages of a typescript of the poem Seven Sequels with instructions to the editor. - Signed by the author - 5/0192 - 79pp. - The Gallery Press, Oldcastle, Co.Meath
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Gallery Press Oldcastle, Co.Meath
Number of pages
79
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KCK0001351
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 450.00

Paperback. A collection of poems exploring Peter McDonald's Belfast childhood during the troubled 1970s. The poems in this work also draw upon the Middle East and upon Greek and Latin sources. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
71
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548716
ISBN
9781857548716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.70

Hardcover. 102pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Salmon Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KHS1029793
ISBN
9780948339585
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.38

Hardcover. 8vo. Very good copy with dustwrapper. First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KEX0276850
ISBN
9780948339585
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

hardcover. Presents poetry that is concerned with permeability: voices, places, the real and the dreamed, the present and the past, colliding and intersecting and spilling over into each other. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031161
ISBN
9780571305599
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 22.00

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